Garment storage bag



Se t 14, 19430 5.1. JOHNSON 2,329,620

GARMENT STORAGE BAG Filed Dec. 9, 1946 INVENTOR.

BY yw d/ Ai'TORNEY 5 Patented Sept. 14; 1943 a lim v emfie 9; r ti ii -ei invention relates to' a garment'storage bag formed from paper orlikematerial and is pajr as an integral part of'such abagJj i x I It haslong been recognized that-ma garment ticul'arly concerned with a.sight'opening-fiorm ed storagebag the provision cfa sight window in theface. surf'ace 'of the'bag is of'decidedfadvan} tage in enabling.the'user "ofithe' bag todete me which garment has been "sealed in eachpa c1 1 Since the purpose of garment' storage bags 1s protect garments'in storage against du's tfidirt and insects, bagsof this type areusually sealed with particular care and, once the seal has been broken,or the bag torn, its utility is greatly reduced. For this reason it isadvantageous toprovide a sight window in which the transparent sheet istightly secured in place and adapted to stay that way..' 7

There have been numerous objections to sight windows as they have beenconstructed in the past. sheet of transparent paper pasted either on theinside or outside of a preformed aperture in the side of the bag. It isdifficult to form a tight bond by adhesive between a sheet of paperhaving a slick transparent surface and an ordinary sheet of paper.Folding or bending of any kind tends to cause the sheets to separate andforms a gap between which dirt and insects may sift. It is particularlydifficult to secure a transparent sheet to the conventional printedouter surface of a garment storage bag because the ink used in theprinting is of a greasy nature and makes it difficulit, if notimpossible, to obtain a strong bond be-.

tween the bag and the transparent window pane. Obviously, it is asomewhat more difficult manufacturing operation to secure thetransparent sheet to the inner unprinted side of the bag nor would itadhere well if so positioned because of the strains to which it' wouldbe subjected.

Another objection to the conventional construction of sightwindows isfound in the fact that such a window permits light constantly to passthrough the opening and, in the case of long exposure, as when a garmentbag has been hung in a sunny room or store window, it frequently happensthat a portion of the garment corresponding to the size of the sightwindow is faded. This practically ruins theentire garment.

- The sight window construction of the present invention corrects thedifliculties just discussed. Instead of attaching the transparent sheetdirectly to the surface of the bag, either within or Usually they haveconsisted merely of a -attached to a'nfiore orless rigid frame portionantl'th'is frame portion'is, in turn, f as"- tened to the-bag, Since theframe portion' is'fouit'e rigid itwilljnctbe'subiected tothe bending andtwisting to which-the bag itself is *subjectedand the transparent" sheetwill remain firmlysecured to its unfd erisurface.' v A secure-bond thenbe ,fq 'nf i he flr e m th hem p r m andfthe'. bag itself "The frame"portion preferablyis of relatively stiff paper, paperboard or like t riT J 'f Iniorderfto preventfthe fading of g rments ex; posed throughthesight window the invention contemplates a flap preferably formedintegrally as a part of the frameand adapted to be opened for a view ofthe interior of thebag or closed to shut out light during the periodwhen the bag is in use.

One object of the invention therefore hasbeen to provide a sight windowfor a garment storage bag in which the transparent window covering .ismaintained firmly in position by'attachment to a'frame member which isin turn attached to the bag.

Another object has been to provide a sight opening for a garment storagebag which can be protected at will. by means of a flap adapted to closethe sight opening.

Another object has been to provide means for readily lifting such a flapand, when desired, securing it in closed position.

Another object has been to provide a sight opening for a garment storagebag which is of simple yet effective construction and which may beconveniently added to the bag by inexperien'ced hand labor.

Other and further objects and advantages will be apparent from thefurther and more detailed description of the invention when consideredin conjunction with the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a bag which includes sightopening means of the type v of the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the sight opening means with portionsthereof broken away to better illustrate construction.

Figure v3 is a sectional view along the line 33.

Figure 4 is an elevation of the sight opening means with the flap inraised position.

In Figure 1 a conventional garment storage bag is indicated generally atI. A hanger seal is indicated at 2 and a conventional hanger hook at 3.The frame which is characteristic of the sight opening means of theinvention is shown generally at 4. 5 is the flap in the frame formed Vby a line of weakening 9, and 6 is an opening tab in the flap.

In Figure 2 the method of securing the transparent sheet is bestillustrated. This sheet shown at I is adhesively secured to the frame 4along a line not shown but contiguous to the opening 8 in the bag. Thisframe 4 is then adhesively secured directlyto the side of the bagoutside of the line of attachment of the frame to the transparent sheetand approximately at the outer extremity of the frame.

The transparent sheet 1 is preferably formed from Cellophane but othertransparent materials such as oiled paper, oiled silk or the like areentirely acceptable.

The flap 5 which is formed from the frame by providing a line ofweakening 9 configurated generally as indicated may be opened or shutalong a hinge line l0. member such as 5 which facilitates the opening ofthe flap. The fiap is shown in 'open' position in Figure 4. V a ,v 11' IWhen the flap 5 is in closed position as shown in Figure 2 it tends toremain .closed because of the friction between thesides. In thepractical use of the bag it is not necessary to "open the flap more thana few times so the hinge .line H) is suiiiciently strong for the purposeintended. -Thesight opening construction of the invention facilitatesthe construction of the bag. The frame portion 4 and the transparent.sheet I may be first assembled as asingle unit. It is then a This flapmay include a tab simple hand operation to secure this unit adhesivelyto the bag I. Preferably, the bag will have a preformed aperturecorresponding exactly to the flap and it is a very simple matter toplace the frame so that the edges of the flap coincide with those of theopening.

The improvement described is a simple one but of determined utility inthe particular field to which it is limited. It provides a definitesolution for the most troublesome of the problems involved inconstructing a sight opening of the type indicated.

Having described my invention, I claim:

In a garment storage bag having an outer surface which is relativelyresistant to the reception of an adhesive an aperture formed in saidouter -surface,'a sight window assembly comprising a relatively stiffframe member formed from paper board or the like and having an openingtherein, a transparent sheet having .a relatively slick surfaceadhesively secured to the inner surface of the frarne'member anddisposed across the opening in such a way as to leave outer-marginalportions of the frame member not; contacted by said transparent sheetand a flap portion in said frame member for closing the opening therein;said assembly being adhesively secured to the outer surface of thegarment bag solely along the said

